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iOS Device Isn’t Eligible Restore Error
by dervish on Sep.25, 2013, under Apple, iOS
Error:
“The iPad [device name] could not be restored. This device isn’t eligible for the requested build.”
1. Update to latest version of iTunes.
2. Remove/comment out gs.apple.com entry from /private/etc/hosts.
   #74.208.10.249 gs.apple.com
3. Restore device.
How-To: Get External IP Address from the Command Line
by dervish on Sep.09, 2013, under Networking
Commands:
curl ifconfig.me
or
dig +short myip.opendns.com @resolver1.opendns.com
Examples:
dervish@mint15 ~ $ curl ifconfig.me
88.198.110.185
dervish@mint15 ~ $ dig +short myip.opendns.com @resolver1.opendns.com
64.130.245.84
NOTE: The curl command will return the proxy server address if one is being used.
How to Find ASM Disk to Physical Device Mapping
by dervish on Jul.31, 2013, under Uncategorized
How to Find ASM Disk to Physical Device Mapping
1. List Oracle ASM Disks
# /etc/init.d/oracleasm listdisks
DV242ASM00
DV242ASM01
DV242ASM02
EMCPPA1
EMCPPB1
2. Query Disk
# /etc/init.d/oracleasm querydisk -d EMCPPB1
Disk “EMCPPB1” is a valid ASM disk on device [8, 33]
3. Match Major/Minor Numbers to Physical Disk
# ls -l /dev | grep 8|grep 33
brw-rw—-  1 root disk   8,  33 Jul 25 17:38 sdc1
Clear Faults Using the ILOM CLI
by dervish on Jul.25, 2013, under Sun
How to Clear Faults Using the Oracle ILOM Command-Line Interface
Log in to the Oracle ILOM CLI.
Use the following command to clear the fault for a specific component.
–>set pathtocomponent clear_fault_action=true
where pathtocomponent is the path to the component for which you want to clear the fault.
For example:
set /SYS/BL0/P0/D0 clear_fault_action=true
HP-UX Enable Largefile Support
by dervish on Jul.19, 2013, under HP-UX
Issue:
RMAN-10035: exception raised in RPC: ORA-19504: failed to create file “/u94/oradata/msctest/bomd02.dbf”
ORA-27044: unable to write the header block of file
HP-UX Error: 27: File too large
or
ORA-01237: cannot extend datafile 222
ORA-01110: data file 222: ‘/u95/oradata/mscprod/invdl412.dbf’
ORA-27059: skgfrsz: could not reduce file size
HP-UX Error: 27: File too large
Additional information: 1
Check if large files are supported:
# fsadm -F vxfs /u94
nolargefiles
Fix:
# fsadm -F vxfs -o largefiles /dev/vg05/u94
# fsadm -F vxfs /u94
largefiles
Add largefiles option to the list of vxfs options in /etc/fstab:
dev/vg08/u94 /u94 vxfs delaylog,largefiles 0 2
You may need to remount the filesystem if is not an Online JFS or VxFS.

